This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for Monday May 11th, 2020. Sunday saw the lowest number of reported new cases and deaths in the U.S. since the end of March, relays The Washington Post. But a new model from The University of Washington now predicts over 137,000 deaths by early August. Coronavirus task force member Dr. Fauci, the head of the CDC and the FDA commissioner will participate in some form of self-quarantine after exposure to someone in the White House with the virus. The Vice President was also exposed, but will not quarantine. Johnson and Johnson will start clinical trials on a vaccine in September and if successful hope to produce a billion vaccines next year. 

As cases in Russia continue to grow, they now have the third highest case count in the world, behind the U.S. and Spain. India recorded their highest single day of new cases, with 4,213. In Wuhan, China, 5 new locally transmitted cases of the virus were confirmed. These are the first locally transmitted cases reported there in over a month. England announced a phased reopening plan, it will not apply to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland where lockdown measures are still in place. Shanghai Disneyland has reopened after three and a half months, with some social distancing modifications. 

The locations of hotspots and U.S and Country diagnoses in a moment.  

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